I really liked this entertaining historical read. The story is fast-paced with plenty of suspense and drama. I liked both Emmaline and Lionel and they had great chemistry. Lionel has killed two men, both in duels, and the second was Emmaline’s husband, now she need him to save her from a bad marriage. Will Emmaline be able to set aside her hate for Lionel and find a way to care for him? Will Lionel ever get over his guilty for killing? Great addition to the Untouchables Series.

Darcy Burke is an amazing storyteller. I always aenjoy her books. Emmalone and Lionel's story had twists and turns and was fantastic!

Lionel Maitland, Marquess of Axbridge, is known as the Duke of Danger for killing two of his dueling opponents. He’s tortured by guilt and he wants to help anyway he can so when Lady Emmaline Townsend approaches him with a proposition how can he refuse. Widowed and destitute, Lady Emmaline Townsend must marry the man of her parents choosing, a man she detests, but is that her only option. Lionel and Emmaline strike a devil’s bargain and both agree to a marriage of convenience and that’s where the story really takes off. They are attracted to each other, their passions simmering waiting to be unleased. Lionel is known to be a man of honor so why did he kill her husband in a duel? Will her dead husband’s transgressions come between them when they’re unwitting pawns in an ugly conspiracy set in motion by a dangerous man? Lionel and Emmaline romance is a great story that is as passionate as it is heartbreaking as they try to find the HEA they both so richly desire and deserve.
This is my honest opinions after I voluntarily read a copy of this book that was provided to me with no requirements for a review.

The Duke of Danger by Darcy Burke
The Untouchables #

Lionel has dueled thrice and twice have his opponents died. As a man of honor he feels the deaths as a weight that lingers and presses down. He offers to help Emmaline when her husband succumbs to his wound but she sends him away only to call him back suddenly. Not wanting to marry the man her parents want to marry her off to she coerces Lionel into a marriage of convenience that will not provide Lionel with heirs. But, as with all good romances like this…love grows slowly between the two and a HEA is achieved.

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars

This is a fair and honest review in return for being allowed this ARC. Darcy Burke is one of my "go to" reads because her stories are always so well written and great characters. This one is part of a series and of course, I have them all. You should too,

It all started with a kitten named Jade. The progression of the emotions from anger and despair to acceptance and love is written in a very believable way that really makes this story so wonderful. Okay, so I did not like Emmaline through about half of the book but as the story progresses her demeanor changes and you see her in a different light. Lionel on the other hand was so easy to like from the beginning. He is so distraught, you ache for him. It was lovely watching their changes and seeing how they really needed each other.

If only people knew what it does to Lionel every time he duels. He is a man of honor, and he tries to do the honorable thing. So when the Widow of the last man he dueled asked him to marry her for convenience only, he felt honor bound to grant her wish. It's the little things that he does and the things that people tell her about him that make her doubt the things she believed about him. The story pretty much is just Lionel and Emmaline, with just glances of their friends. The Duke of Danger is a very enjoyable book to read.